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This Week in People’s History, Aug. 14–20

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A natural stone arch in Utah known as Rainbown Arch A Stone Rainbow (1909), Turn On, Tune In, Drop Out (1969), A ‘Great Assembly of the Fearless and Free’ (1819), Music’s New Language (1959), Whites’-Only Athletics Is a Big Loser (1964), Fan the Flames of Discontent (1909), How It All Began (1619)

Academic Journals Are a Lucrative Scam

Arash Abizadeh The Guardian
Giant publishers are bleeding universities dry, with profit margins that rival Google’s. So we decided to do something about it. We started our own.

Kamala Harris and Tim Walz Need the Grassroots

Harvey Wasserman LA Progressive
Harris/Walz need grassroots organizing and election protection to win the White House. Whether you like it or not, democracy means you ARE involved, now more than ever. So prepare to be intensely active at least through January 20, 2025.

Marx Goes to Texas

Ryan Moore Protean Magazine
In October of 1845, having been silenced by government censors—and on the run from possible extradition—Karl Marx once thought about moving to Texas.
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